Hofmeister kink
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The Hofmeister kink is a distinctive reverse curve at the base of a car’s C-pillar or D-pillar, most famously used by BMW as a signature design cue.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hofmeister kink canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13893631 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hofmeister kink Context triple: [BMW New Class, stylingFeature, Hofmeister kink]
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A.
Curvation
Curvation is a lingerie and intimate apparel brand known for offering stylish, comfortable undergarments designed primarily for full-figured women.
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B.
Cornu spiral
The Cornu spiral is a graphical representation of Fresnel integrals that forms a characteristic S-shaped curve used to analyze diffraction and wave propagation in optics and engineering.
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C.
Cornuvesica
Cornuvesica is a genus of fungi in the family Ceratocystidaceae, known from wood-associated or plant-related habitats.
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D.
Klein-Motten
Klein-Motten is a small village in Lower Austria, best known historically as the place where Maria Schicklgruber, Adolf Hitler’s paternal grandmother, died.
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E.
Krinkelt
Krinkelt is a village in eastern Belgium’s Ardennes region, known for its proximity to the strategic Elsenborn Ridge and its role in the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hofmeister kink Target entity description: The Hofmeister kink is a distinctive reverse curve at the base of a car’s C-pillar or D-pillar, most famously used by BMW as a signature design cue.
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A.
Curvation
Curvation is a lingerie and intimate apparel brand known for offering stylish, comfortable undergarments designed primarily for full-figured women.
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B.
Cornu spiral
The Cornu spiral is a graphical representation of Fresnel integrals that forms a characteristic S-shaped curve used to analyze diffraction and wave propagation in optics and engineering.
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C.
Cornuvesica
Cornuvesica is a genus of fungi in the family Ceratocystidaceae, known from wood-associated or plant-related habitats.
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D.
Klein-Motten
Klein-Motten is a small village in Lower Austria, best known historically as the place where Maria Schicklgruber, Adolf Hitler’s paternal grandmother, died.
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E.
Krinkelt
Krinkelt is a village in eastern Belgium’s Ardennes region, known for its proximity to the strategic Elsenborn Ridge and its role in the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.